Chapter 23 of Dusty Star is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of Dusty Star is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West. To those who asked questions, none made answer. That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked. The folk who knew, not being asked, kept that knowledge to themselves. Baltook could have told; Boola also.
Chapter 23 of Dusty Star is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.”
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading “That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.”
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “To those who asked questions, none made answer.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.”
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In this reading “LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.”
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in addition
From this reading Baltook could have told; Boola also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
react verbally
From this reading To those who asked questions, none made answer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading To those who asked questions, none made answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Baltook could have told; Boola also.
for the reason that
From this reading That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The folk who knew, not being asked, kept that knowledge to themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Baltook could have told; Boola also.
a person who is in charge
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Baltook could have told; Boola also.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
destroyed or killed
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Baltook could have told; Boola also.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The folk who knew, not being asked, kept that knowledge to themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading The folk who knew, not being asked, kept that knowledge to themselves.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To those who asked questions, none made answer.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
not one, and not any
From this reading To those who asked questions, none made answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading To those who asked questions, none made answer.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The folk who knew, not being asked, kept that knowledge to themselves.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To those who asked questions, none made answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To those who asked questions, none made answer.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Baltook could have told; Boola also.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That was partly because the folk who knew were not asked.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading LONE CHIEF GOES WEST Many moons had come and gone since Dusty Star and Kiopo disappeared into the West.
which person or people
From this reading To those who asked questions, none made answer.
Chapter 23 of Dusty Star by Olaf Baker holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 23 holds 138 sentences of Dusty Star, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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